Ed Gerner vs. Barney Wolfe — Career Comparison

Ed Gerner
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Wolfe
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Barney Wolfe built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Gerner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Barney Wolfe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.142 compared to 3.18 and 1.471 for Ed Gerner. By the career numbers, Barney Wolfe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Gerner and Barney Wolfe

Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.34
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.08
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.26
80.26
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.96
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
27
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510.2
9
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
11.65
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.53
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.05
0.05
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.74
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.82
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.507
0.507
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
39.18
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2057
36.25
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.12
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
4.14
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
36.53
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1929
34
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.25
36.25

Fielding Stats for Ed Gerner and Barney Wolfe

Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.34
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
27
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
9
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.54
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.14
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.99
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.21
59.21
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Gerner and Barney Wolfe

Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
241.27
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
600
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
555.56
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
60.32
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
47.62
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.35
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
40.55
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.91
15.58
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.54
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
92.06
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
38.1
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.22
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
57.14
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
33.28
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-1.08
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.17
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
190.48
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.7
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Gerner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Barney Wolfe
Career
Per 600 PA